We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it. Use this quote
A mistake is simply another way of doing things. Use this quote
No man was ever wise by chance. Use this quote
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. Use this quote
Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry. Use this quote
The weak have remedies, the wise have joys; superior wisdom is superior bliss. Use this quote
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. Use this quote
Remembering is painful, it's difficult, but it can be inspiring and it can give wisdom. Use this quote
Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned. Use this quote
It has become part of the accepted wisdom to say that the twentieth century was the century of physics and the twenty-first century will be the century of biology. Use this quote
Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it. Use this quote
But the law of God came from heaven indeed. God wrote it with his finger, it is the fountain of all wisdom, and therefore shall it continue for ever, and never have an end. Use this quote
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Use this quote
Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two great nations on earth. Use this quote
The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom. Use this quote
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. Use this quote
To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not. Use this quote
To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. Use this quote
It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance. Use this quote
Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think. Use this quote